BJP using ‘e-Ravanas’ on social media to spread propaganda and hatred: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "Like the demon king Ravana, the BJP is using 'e-Ravanas' on social media to spread its propaganda and hatred. Like Ravana, they are there on social media in disguise and spread lies and rumours."

Lucknow: The BJP is using "e-Ravanas" on social media to spread "propaganda and hatred" ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Saturday while underlining the perils of fake news on virtual platforms. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said he has alerted his party cadres against social media content used by the BJP to paint its political rivals in a bad light and also asked them to be "disciplined and decent". "Like the demon king Ravana, the BJP is using 'e-Ravanas' on social media to spread its propaganda and hatred. Like Ravana, they are there on social media in disguise and spread lies and rumours," the Samajwadi Party (SP) president told PTI in an interview.